Hajj 2022: First group of pilgrims returns from Saudi Arabia to Kyrgyzstan
The first group of pilgrims returned from Saudi Arabia. The Spiritual Directorate of the Muslims of Kyrgyzstan informed 24.kg news agency.
According to it, 406 Kyrgyzstanis returned this morning after having performed the hajj to Mecca and Medina.
«The hajj was successful, without incidents. All our pilgrims are returning to the country in full health,» the muftiyat said.
Other groups will return before July 27.
Kyrgyzstan was allocated 2,766 places this year. The quota was set by the authorities of the Kingdom. The cost of the hajj is $4,500.
In connection with the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, Saudi Arabia banned large pilgrimage to the shrines of Islam in Mecca and Medina for foreign citizens. There were restrictions on the hajj for the Saudis themselves. The pilgrimage took place without participation of foreign citizens for two years. This year, Saudi Arabia decided to receive Muslims from other countries.
